Stories from Friday, February 12, 2016

Kyle Fuhrman Thompson, 83, of Eldora, Iowa died Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 at Valley View Specialty Care in Eldora, Iowa while under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct.15, 2015 at the Eldora United Methodist Church with Rev. Vicki Reece officiating. Burial followed at the Eldora City Cemetery. A visitation was held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora...

The City of Uniontown is grappling with what to do with its aging natural gas distribution system. In January, the council had a setback when the city didn't receive a Community Development Block Grant it applied for in 2015 to improve the gas system...

The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday the state's new block grant funding law passed in 2015 does not meet requirements for equitable funding of public schools. The high court, in its ruling, gave the Kansas Legislature another chance to create a constitutional school funding system and said if no constitutional funding system is in place by June 30, there will be no lawful system to distribute money to K-12 public schools...

, too, does the need to burn pastures and brush piles. A pasture burning workshop held Tuesday at the Fort Scott National Historic Site addressed necessary requirements to perform a prescribed burning. The workshop, held in the historic site's Grand Hall, provided an abundance of information to the Bourbon, Linn, and Crawford county residents present about burning safely and efficiently, both for the landowner and the wildlife...

CHANUTE --Fort Scott High's freshmen girls came close but couldn't quite keep the lead once the Tigers had it and wound up falling to Chanute 30-26 Tuesday. "We showed improvement," said Coach Kori Dodson. "That team has got some good players that are tough to guard. They can shoot the 3 and take you to the basket."...

The long-range weather forecast has prompted Fort Scott Community College's baseball team to postpone its season-opening series versus Cloud County until Monday and Tuesday. The Greyhounds were originally going to play Cloud County in doubleheaders at Dave Regan Stadium Saturday and Sunday. ...

Fort Scott Community College's softball team opened the season Wednesday with a sweep of the Ottawa University junior varsity at the Betty Ruth Willard Complex. The Greyhounds won game one 8-0 and took the second game 8-6. Fort Scott had 16 hits in the opener. Kaylan Morgan and McKenzie Hersh each had 3 while Allison Davis, Taylor Brecheisen and Chelsea Snyder each had 2. Snyder drove in 3 runs while Brecheisen and Davis each had 2 RBI...

No. 20 North Arkansas broke Fort Scott Community College's men's winning streak at six Tuesday night, handing the Greyhounds an 82-76 loss at Arnold Arena. The Pioneers (20-4) completed a three-game season sweep. But to show how much the Greyhounds have improved in the second semester, this was the closest of the three meetings. North Arkansas won by 38 points in Harrison on Nov. 7 and by 23 in a classic at Cowley on Nov. 28...

Tigers repeat last year's 3rd-place finish

A virus that has reached pandemic levels near the equator, the Zika virus disease, is causing a stir in the United States as cases of it start to pop up. So far, Kansans are not affected by the disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Zika is a "disease caused by Zika virus that is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito."...

An award Fort Scott Middle School Principal Jim Howard was recently chosen to receive came as a surprise to him. Howard, currently in his second year as principal at the middle school, was recently selected as a 2015-16 "Exemplary" Middle School Principal of the Year by the Kansas Association of Middle School Administrators...

Shytanna Reed picks up a Valentine present at the Fort Scott High School auditorium Friday. She said her present was from her parents, Bobby and Traci Reed. Students could receive presents at school but could only pick them up when they were leaving for the day. The annual Valentine delivery is organized by Key Club. The club appreciates the opportunity to serve the student body, Bert Lewis, sponsor, sai...